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Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) call
A rolling, throaty kwirr or churr, repeated from the trunk.
Listen to the Red-bellied Woodpecker call
A field recording of the Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) by Mark Connolly, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Red-bellied Woodpecker in garden habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Red-bellied Woodpecker
These birds belong to the woodpecker family, like the Red-bellied Woodpecker, so their calls can sound alike.
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Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
A loud descending kee-yer and a long, even wick-wick-wick series.
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Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
A loud, wild, ringing wuk-wuk-wuk-wuk that rises and falls, and slow, deep drumming.
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Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
A soft, flat pik and a whinnying rattle that falls in pitch toward the end.
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Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
A laughing waka-waka-waka, several birds answering each other.
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Nuttall's Woodpecker Dryobates nuttallii
A rattling descending series and a sharp pitik; a California oak specialist.
Questions
Questions about the Red-bellied Woodpecker
What does the Red-bellied Woodpecker sound like?
A rolling, throaty kwirr or churr, repeated from the trunk. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Red-bellied Woodpecker?
Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Acorn Woodpecker and Nuttall's Woodpecker sound similar.
Where can I hear the Red-bellied Woodpecker?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of Eastern North America course.
How can I learn the Red-bellied Woodpecker call?
In SongLark's Birds of Eastern North America course, it comes in Level 2: Suburb & Park. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
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SongLark teaches the Red-bellied Woodpecker in its Birds of Eastern North America course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of Eastern North America, the Red-bellied Woodpecker comes in Level 2: Suburb & Park. That Level is about lawns, hedges and city streets.
Learn it with these birds in Level 2 of Birds of Eastern North America
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Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Endless strings of borrowed phrases, each repeated three or more times, often all night.
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Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
A rambling, scratchy jumble of notes, each sung once, and a cat-like mew call.
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Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
A long song of varied phrases, each usually sung twice: plant-a-seed, plant-a-seed.
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White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
A nasal, low yank-yank-yank, slower and deeper than Red-breasted.
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Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Creaky, rusty-hinge squeaks and harsh chack calls, often from noisy flocks.
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Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Rambling whistles, clicks and mimicry from rooftops and wires.
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House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Monotonous cheeping and chirping around buildings.
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Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
A flat, dry, even trill of chips on one pitch, like a sewing machine.
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Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Three sharp introductory notes then a jumbled trill; a nasal chimp call.
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White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
A pure, whistled Old Sam Peabody-Peabody-Peabody, or O sweet Canada-Canada.
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Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
A dry even trill on one pitch; ticking smack notes when flushed.
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